Adenia fruticosa (live succulent)

Adenia fruticosa (live succulent)

It is a deciduous, climbing shrub or shrubby tree with a large, swollen caudex that grows up to 2 m tall, and climbing stems up to 6 m long. The stems climb by means of tendrils. The grey-green leaves are compound, 25–40 mm long and 15–35 mm wide, with 3 to 5 leaflets. The leaflets are rounded, ovate to obovate, hairless, smooth, with a wax-like texture on the surface.